Hossein Khanzadi
Hossein Khanzadi | |
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| Born | c. 1967 (age 57–58) Gorgan, Iran |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Branch | Navy |
| Years of service | 1986–2021 |
| Rank | Commodore[1] |
| Unit | Lavan |
| Commands | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
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Hossein Khanzadi (Persian: حسین خانزادی) is an Iranian hovercraft pilot in the regular military (Artesh) who served as the Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy from November 2017 to August 2021.[2] On 17 August 2021, Rear Admiral Khanzadi was replaced by Shahram Irani, the first Sunni high ranking commander on the orders of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei.[3]
During his tenure, the navy lost three vessels in non-combat incidents, namely Damavand (77), Konarak (A1403) and Kharg (431).
References
- ^ "Participants" (PDF), Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017, retrieved 5 November 2017
- ^ "Leader makes new appointments in Iran's Army", Mehr News Agency, 5 November 2017, 4135697, retrieved 5 November 2017
- ^ "Iran appoints first Sunni high-ranking commander as Navy chief".